I WIN

Woke up feeling pretty jaded after a little romance with the whiskey the previous evening. We decided that the grocery store would be the best bet for a quick bite to take on the road with us to El Chalten, and a little empanada meal with some snacks for later on sounded quite appealing to me at the time. So I gathered my supplies and made it to the check out line. It came out to be around $26 so I handed over my $50 peso note and patiently waited while the woman examined the bill to ensure its validity. My mind began to wonder a bit recounting the brilliant day we had experienced just 24 hours earlier. Mariana and her Freudian slip, getting that first view of the Perito Moreno Glacier and then later getting right down next to the masterpiece, the PV handover, the unforgettable run-in with the Patagonia skunk, the puma with his roller skates and - WHHAANNKK!! Right in the middle of my mid morning space-out in the check out line at the grocery store the cashier pulled out a big horn and gave it a proper honking. I let out a spout of nervously bewildered laughter which was rewarded with a round of applause from the rest of the staff in the supermecado. The woman behind the cash register happily gave me back my $50 bill and her applauding supervisor came over to get my info. She got the Andrés right off but wanted me to write in the McCarthy bit to ensure the correct spelling as I am sure they will hang up some sort of plaque in my honor. I must have been the 1000th customer or something along those lines. My traveling compadre, Paul - aka Skunkboy - who was still packing his selections into their bags whilst this was all taking place, finally asked with a confused and amazed look on his face, ¨What the hell just happened?¨ To which I replied, ¨I am not exactly sure, but I think I just won!¨